{"id":896,"date":"2011-03-10T08:08:02","date_gmt":"2011-03-10T08:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/beginners-guide-to-buying-a-chiminea-for-your-garden\/"},"modified":"2011-03-10T08:08:02","modified_gmt":"2011-03-10T08:08:02","slug":"beginners-guide-to-buying-a-chiminea-for-your-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/beginners-guide-to-buying-a-chiminea-for-your-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginners Guide To Buying A Chiminea For Your Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

A chimenea<\/a> is a freestanding fire place that were first created in Mexico, and they are now common garden features that can be found in many homes in the UK. There are various types of Chimeneas and each having their advantages and disadvantages and different types may be preffered by different people. However, whatever your preferred Chiminea, a Chiminea is without a doubt something of great use, productive and decorative, that we all should possess. Chimineas were first built of just clay, however now they are being built from reinforced clay, cast iron and metal. The cast iron chiminea<\/a>, aluminium and clay chimenea<\/a> are available in a wide range of different styles and some are made with an additional grill which is used for flame grilling. Over time these chimineas will begin to rust, however the rusting will not affect the way your chiminea works. These Chimineas aren’t very portable, as they are made only of heavy metal so as you can imagine, it would be a difficult challenge to regularly move them from place to place. You can also sand, spray and even paint the weathered areas of your cast iron Chiminea, so even if it does rust, nobody will be able to tell. If you compare the other Chiminea types, these are the best value for money. Another type is the well known Clay Chiminea. Clay is the original material that Chimineas were made from. This type of chiminea comes in a vast variety of different colours and styles and in many people’s opinion, the prettiest and most earthly looking of all. However, they must be looked after as they are weaker than the other Chimineas. It is recommended to strengthen clay chimineas by slowly upping the heat, creating a bigger flame each time and not letting fire burn for a long period of time. Another advantage is that these Chimineas are light so can be transported easily to suit your needs. This is convenient as you can prevent rusting by moving it in and out of shelter when it’s needed. However, don’t forget to lift it up from the bottom, as it could break if it is lifted from its more fragile section, the chimney section. These Chimineas crack easier than the others and lose durability, they are the least practical; however they definitely stand out the best and offer a more varied choice of styles than the other Chimineas do. Metal Chimineas are made of either steel or aluminium and weigh less than cast iron Chimineas, however they are not as light as the clay Chiminea. They get hot very quickly – so be aware because they get very hot. Like with all Chimineas, if you leave them outside and expose them to the weather which is the main cause of rust. So these Chimineas may need the odd splash of paint here and there every from time to time. The best way to take good care of your metal Chiminea is to use a Chiminea cover, as it protects the Chiminea against weathering when left outside. So if you are looking for a Chimenea to turn your garden into a cosy, warm outdoor area on chilly evenings, take a look at the range of chimineas available.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A chimenea is a freestanding fire place that were first created in Mexico, and they are now common garden features that can be found in many homes in the UK. There are various types of Chimeneas and each having their advantages and disadvantages and different types may be preffered by different people. However, whatever your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,1],"tags":[1243,1242,1245,1240,1239,1241,1244],"class_list":["post-896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-container-garden-design","category-container-gardening-ideas","tag-cast-iron-chiminea","tag-cast-iron-chimineas","tag-chimeneas","tag-chiminea","tag-chimineas","tag-clay-chiminea","tag-clay-chimineas"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=896"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/896\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}